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word of mouth but unconfirmed i was told that catherine was a bit older than thomas, after the birth of my mother they split and catherine stayed in wales, thomas and my mother moved to i think southsea/portsmouth area then to wargrave/crazies hill in berkshire but i have no other detail
dave

David.
Can you say when and where Thomas Jones died?

I ask a lot of questions I know,but if I dont ask I cant find out if you know the answers or not and every scrap of info helps to make a picture to try and be able to help.

I dont think your mothers parents married Legally but lived together and Catherine just took his name to look respectable.

Did Thomas Jones "remarry"at all?

thomas never re-married,
he died wallingford 03/06/1955 as a resident of fairmile hospital
i am greatfull of any help and will gladly answer all you questions
dave

On "search Trees" on here there is a person called Kelly with a Elizabeth Riordan born Glamorgan 1902.

It may be worth sending her a message to see if she knows anything about Catherine Ann Lewis/Riordan?


Elizabeth Rebecca Riordan is also on a couple of trees on Ancestry and have the parents as John James Riordan and Catherine Ann Lewis.

The 1911 entry of Tylor John Riordan should read Tudor John Riordan.
He was born 1904 and married in1929.
All in Pontypridd district.

I really am struggling to find anything at all for you Dave.

I find this marriage interesting
Is it after Thomas and Catherine would have seperated?.

Name: Catherine A Riordan
Spouse Surname: Stead<<<<<<<<<John
Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1929
Registration district: Bedwellty
Registration county (inferred): Monmouthshire
Volume Number: 11a
Page Number: 139


I dont see a death for her in Wales or any death of that name to suit an 1884 birth though

But neither is there a birth for that name that I can find.

well yes that is interesting, correct area, name, could point to thomas and her not being wed

well fingers crossed i have contacted about 5 riordan trees, thanks for the advice, dave

just dug out the birth certificate, it reads
21oct1923 44 alma street abertillery
pauline jane
father thomas henry jones baker (master)
mother catherine jones late reardon formerly lewis
informant c jones 44 alma street

thomas henry death
03june1955 fairmile hospital cholsey
male 69 years
shop keeper
and that is all i have

Maybe send for that marriage and hope it comes up with her being aged about 45 a widow and her fathers name Mr Lewis?
Which would make it pretty well on the way to being the correct Catherine I would have thought.
Unless she lied on it of course....

But at some point you will have to send for some certs just to rule them out if nothing else...

I have a document folder of dud ones(Surname Wood in London is hard too),as I know do quite a few others on here.

Took me 7 tries to find my G Grandads correct death cert..!

There is this one as well. Maybe she married again

Catherine A Stead
Spouse Surname: James
Date of Registration: Apr-May-Jun 1935
Registration district: Bedwellty
Registration county (inferred): Monmouthshire
Volume Number: 11a
Page Number: 246